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-GUTTBRgFORWIRES AND GORDS OF BOTTLES.

Patented Mar. 25, 1884.

INVENTOR5 I John ,BQL'ZJIQQ. By Attorneys I hcgmpher.

UNITED STATES JOHN BEVINS AND AMEDY PROPST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CUTTER FOR WIRES AND CORDS OF BOTTLES.

SPEGIPICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,721, dated March 25, 1884-.

Application filed January 2?, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN BEvINs and AMEDY PRoPs'r, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city, county, and State of New York, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cutters for the WVires and Cords of Bottles, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide an implement by means of which the wires and cords which are used to fasten corks to the necks of bottles may be quickly cut, so that the cork may be removed with the least possitles of any size may be cut plements have been made with ble loss of time, and to so arrange the parts of the implement that the wires attached to hotwith equal facility. Hitherto, when it has'been required to re move the cork from a bottle that has been fastened by wires, it has been necessary, generally, to out or break one wire at a time, and much time has been consumed in so clearing the cork from the connecting-wiresthat it may be withdrawn in the ordinary manner.

\Ve are aware that implements have been made intended for cutting all the wires or cords at once on both sides of the cork; but suchim- I the cutting parts between the pivot or hinge andthe handles-that is, the cuttingedges have formed part of the handles; but such form is inconvenient, and great strength of hand is neces sary to cut with them. the large wires of some bottles. Besides, if made so that they ,are serviceable for cutting the cords of large bottles,they cannot serve forsmall ones. ,VVe disclaim that construction; and our invention consists in placing the cutting portions beyond:

the hinge or pivot,'and in giving the jaws such relative curve and length that we are enabled to cut at once all the wires on both sides of a cork fastened to any-sized bottle.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inn which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of an implement adapted to the purpose described. Fig; 2 illustrates the mannor in which the cutting-edges are made removable from the main part of the jaws, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the jaws through the line no a: of Fig. 2.

The implement consists of the two halves or portions A and B, pivoted in the usual manner tle at or near the neck. As the cutting-edges G are of hardened steel, and are formed by beveling the inner parts of the jaws J, as shown at a, at an angle best adapted to give strength and the necessary cutting qualities, it is evident that when the jaws are forced together and the edges 0 are brought into contact with the wires on each side of the cork, then a slight motion back and forth by the hand will sever the wires all at once, leaving the cork free to be drawn from the bottle. The spring I, fastened to the handle H by the screw 1) and pressing against the inner surface of the handleH, serves to hold the jaws at a proper distance apart, about as shown in the drawings. In the handle H, in a suitable recess, R, is fitted the corkscrew K, being held in its place by the pivot k and the spring r, which is fastened to the handle by the screw r. The corkscrew can quickly be placed in position at right angles to the handle H, in which case the spring It holds it in that position. WVhen the wire has been cut, therefore, from the cork by means of the cutter,the corkscrew is ready for use in removing the cork, thus forming a useful and suitable combination,

In order to keep the implement in the best condition for effective service, it is important that the cutting-edges 0 be kept assharp as possible, and in order that this may be done in the best mannerwe make the cutting portions removable from the jaws, as shown in Fig. 2, whereJ represents the main part ofthe curved jaws of the implement, and J the removable portion, having the cutting-edge G.

The portion J has two steel pins, p and p, in-

serted into it, and these pins, when the por- I tion J is put in its place in the jaw J, fit into suitable holes, p and p. The screw f is then screwed into the corresponding hole, 8, in the piece J, and thus the cutting portion is held in the firmest manner in its place within the jaw J. By this arrangement the main part of the implement may be made of malleable iron or partially-tempered steel, while the cuttingedges may be made of the best tempered steel. It is evident that by thus removing the cutting parts of the jaw they can be easily sharpened, and thus the implement be kept in the best condition for use.

As will be seen from the drawings, the jaws are made of such shape that while they will cut the wires. from the largest bottles used for wine and similar liquids, they are equally adapted to cut the wire from the smallest-sized bottles into which fluids that require to be wired are put. This is effected by giving to the jaws a curve or forming them into segments of a circle approximately equal to that of the largest corks that have to be removed in this manner, and at the same time giving the jaws such a length that when the two ends EEare brought together the edges 0 O are no farther apart than the diameter of the smallest of such bottles.

The handle being made of suitablesize, alarge and strong corkscrew can be insertedin the recess R, as described, and when placed in a position at right angles to the handle of the implement, the latter forms a large, strong, and efficient handle for the-corkserew, enabling the operator to use all the strength necessary to remove the cork.

We claim as our invention 1. A cutter for the wires and cords of bottles,havi11g the jaws on the opposite side of the hinge or pivot from the handles, said jaws being formed into circularsections with the cutting-edges on the inner sides of said jaws.

2. The combination of the handles H and H, the circular jaws J, having the cuttingedges 0, the spring P, and the corkscrew K, substantially as described.

3. A cutter for the wires and cords that fasten corks to bottles, having the jaws on the opposite side of thehinge from thehandles,said jaws being formed in the shape of sections of circles, and having cutting-edges removable from the said jaws.

4. The combination of the handles H and H, the pivot S, the circular jaws J, the removable cutting portion J, the pins 1) and p, and the screws 8, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the handles H and H, the pivot S, the circular jaws J, the removable cutting portion J, the spring P, and the corkscrew K, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this 21st day of January, A. D. 1884.

JOHN BEVINS. AMEDY PROPST. Witnesses:

DANL. W. EDGEOOMB, CARRIE E. DAVIDSON. 

